Father Kirby Blanchard
Ordained: May 30, 1953
Died: August 11, 2006
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- 1954-56: Revs. Alfred J. Azzo, J.C.L.,
James F. Golden, Kirby R. Blanchard.
School- Sisters of the III Order of St.
Dominic 10. Sister Domitilla, O.P., Dir.
Lay teacher 1; Students 433.
- 1957: Revs. Azzo, J.C.L., Golden,
Blanchard. Sister Mary Eugenia, O.P., Dir.
1954
1957
Our Lady of the
Rosary- Diocese of
Duluth
Duluth
MN
1958
1961
Cathedral of Our
Lady of the
Rosary- Diocese of
Duluth
Duluth
MN
- 1958: Revs. Alfred J. Azzo, J.C.L., Revs.
James F. Golden, Kirby R. Blanchard. In
res., Rev. Robert W. Klein. Sister Mary
Eugenia, O.P., Dir. Sisters of the III ORder
of St. Dominic 10; Students 544. (3/5)
- 1959: Most Rev. Laurence A. Glenn, D.D.,
Revs. Golden, Blanchard. In res., Rev.
Klein. Sister Eugenia, O.P., Dir. (3/5)
- 1960: Most Rev. Glenn, D.D., Revs.
Blanchard, James W. Scheuer. In res., Rev.
Klein. Sister Eugenia, O.P., Dir. (2/5)
- 1961: Rt. Rev. Msgr. George A. Gallik,
J.C.D., V.G., Revs. Blanchard, Scheuer. In
res., Klein. Sister Eugenia, O.P., Dir. (2/5)
1962
1964
Holy Rosary
CathedralDiocese of Duluth
Duluth
MN
- 1962: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Gallik, J.C.D., V.G.,
Revs. Blanchard, Scheuer. In res., Rev.
Klein. Sister Eugenia, O.P., Dir. (2/5)
- 1963: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Gallik, J.C.D., V.G.,
Revs. Blanchard, Scheuer. In res., Rev.
Klein. Sister Mary Lucille, O.P., Dir. (2/5)
- 1964: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Gallik, J.C.D., V.G.,
Revs. Blanchard, Patrick D. McManus. In
res., Rev. Klein. Sister Mary Lucille, O.P.,
Dir. (2/5)
1965
1966
St. Joseph’s
Church- Diocese
of Duluth
Deerwood
MN
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1967
1969
St. Mary ChurchDiocese of Duluth
Deer River
MN
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1971
Our Lady of
Lourdes ChurchDiocese of Duluth
Pine River
MN
1972
1976
St. Anthony’sDiocese of Duluth
Duluth
MN
- 1972: Rev. Kirby Blanchard. In res., Rev.
Adrian Fernando, O.S.B. School- Sisters
of St. Benedict 2; Sister DePaul
Chamberlain, O.S.B., Prin. Lay teachers 3;
Students 93. (1/3)
- 1973: Rev. Blanchard. Sister Chamberlain,
O.S.B., Prin. (1/2)
- 1974: Rev. Blanchard. Sister Mary Clare
Hall, O.S.B., Prin. (1/2)
- 1975: Rev. Blanchard. Sister Mary Clare
Hall, O.S.B., Prin. Rel. Ed. Coord. Miss
Kathy Laughlin. (1/3)
- 1976: Rev. Blanchard. In res., Rev. George
Schroeder. Sister Mary Clare Hall, O.S.B.,
Prin. (1/3)
1977
1994
St. Joseph’s
Hospital- Diocese
of Duluth (Note:
renamed “St.
Joseph’s Medical
Center” in 1984)
Brainerd
MN
- 1977-79: Administrator, Mr. Jerry B. Scott;
Rev. Kirby Blanchard, Chap. (2/2)
- 1980-89: Administrator and Pres., (Pro.
Tem) James E. Koerper, Rev. Kirby
Blanchard, Chaplain. (2/2)
- 1990-94: Rev. Kirby Blanchard, Dir..Pastoral Care; Sr. Georgia Theis, O.S.B.,
Assoc. Dir.- Pastoral Care. (1/2)
Not listed in
1995-2000
directories
2001
2006
Diocese of Duluth
- Retired
Notes:
- The 1977-78 directory indices say that Blanchard is at Hibbing General Hospital, but he’s listed in the Diocese of
Duluth section as being at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd.

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